Sterling's Snippets: Sunshine and Warm Weather!

Happy Sunshine, finally! Just a short blog post before I depart for the weekend! We are so happy that the weather has finally decided to cooperate to allow for some time outdoors at school. We were able to grab a couple extra recesses this week and it was great to see the students interacting and playing together. We continue to work through problems that arise on the playground by talking and listening to one another.

Meet Erik

Erik was our Star Student last week and probably brought in one of the most interesting show and tell items: dead scorpions. The students seriously were amazed and loved looking at the creatures! Erik also shared his car from Cub Scouts which was pretty cool! Erik is an all-around great kiddo to have in class everyday!

Meet Ashtyn

Ashtyn was this week's Star Student in first grade. He really mastered the art of leading the students in Calendar. Ashtyn also brought in an excellent monster book that I shared with the class! I am always excited to share a book I have never seen and boy was it fun! We love having Ashtyn in our class!

A Peek at Our Week

Reading: In reading students worked to identify cause and effect relationships while reading Whistle for Willie. Next week we will practice sequencing events using transition words. We are busy learning about more complex vowel teams in phonics. Guided Reading will continue for the next couple of weeks and then I will begin assessing students on their reading.

Math: Students worked with place value to add two digit numbers this week. Next week students will work to mentally solve problems using the most efficient strategy. Students will take several end of year math assessments in May.

Social Studies: We are busy learning about maps in Social Studies. The students enjoyed getting creative by making maps of their city. Check out these creative maps!

Writing: Our All About Animals research project is going great! Students have finished their research and are working hard in the drafting stage. Next week we will create an All About the Author and Dedication page. We will also work on citing sources.